WEBVTT REPORTS, IT ISEPIDEMIC HITTING OUR STATE HARDTHIS YEAR.>> Reporter: IF YOU TRAVELED OUTTOWN, YOU PROBABLY SEEN PEOPLEWEARING THESE.SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THECOUNTRY ARE WORRIED ABOUTCONTACTING THE FLU.THE NUMBERS A STAGGERING HEREIN FLORIDA, THERE SAY, IT'S NOTTOO EARLY TO THINK OF EVERYPREVENTIVE MEASURE YOU CAN TAKE.YOU'VE HEARD OF KEEPING YOURHANDS CLEANED AND TO STAY HOMEIF YOU'RE FEELING ILL.FOR THOUSANDS O AMERICANSHOSPITALIZED THIS MOMENT WITHTHE THROUGH DIDN'T WORK.FROM CASES IN OCTOBER TO LOCALACTIVITY IN DECEMBER.THE CDC SHOWED 2018 STARTING OFFWITH WIDESPREAD CASES ACROSS THEMAP.>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO GETWORSE IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS.>> Reporter: HE'S A DOCTOR OFEMERGENCY MEDICINE IN WEST PALMBEACH.HE'S SEEN THE UP TICK IN PEOPLEBATTLING THE FLU.>> EVERY YEAR IS DIFFERENT.THIS YEAR HAS BEEN MORESIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF THESEVERITY OF T SYMPTOMS.>> Reporter: THE POTENTIAL FORIT IT TURN DEADLY.SEVEN MORE KIDS HAVE DIED FROMTHE FLU.BRINGING THE TOTAL THIS SEASONTO 20.>> I WILL PICK THIS UP REALQUICK.>> Reporter: DURING OURINTERVIEW, HE HAD TO LEAVE ON ANEMERGENCY CALL.THAT'S ANOTHER REASON HE STILLSUGGEST GETTING A FLU SHOT.EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY ABOUT 30%EFFECTIVE THIS YEAR.WHEN YOU'RE IN DOUBT THERES STAYTHREE FEET AWA